Qin Gong

Chapter 234 The news sent by Xianyang, Bai Yan's response.

Early May.

When the news that Qin and Zhao were fighting again spread throughout the world, the Qin army and Zhao army in Jingxing, as Bai Yan expected, had reached a stalemate.

Facing the Qin army, Zhao Jun did not rush to attack, but relied on the terrain advantage to defend on the spot.

Facing the Zhao army, the Qin army led by Wang Jian did not dare to cross the river rashly.

Zhishui River is the boundary between the two armies.

Yan and the city.

Compared with Wang Jian living in the barracks, Bai Yan living in the mansion is much more comfortable, because as the days go by, the scorching sun becomes more and more venomous.

Even wearing commoner clothes and walking on the street with a sword, after an hour, touching the hilt of the sword will make people feel hot.

This situation is like going to the river to take a bath in the hot summer, and the feeling of stepping on stones with bare feet when the body temperature is cold.

The mansion used to be the mansion of the officials of the State of Zhao. Living in it, they could not feel the scorching heat outside.

The extravagance of officials in the state of Zhao was prevalent, and merchants in the past felt that Zhao Feng was not weak to Qin, and Zhao Le was not weak to Wei Chuqi.

This "wind" refers not only to the sturdy folk customs, but also to the open folk customs.

Many characters in the Warring States period have the same characters.

Just like the gold in the records, it refers to both gold and copper.

But even though it has the same word, when the king rewards them, they don't really reward copper. In that case, how can gold be so charming, so many generals will betray the country because of it.

inside the mansion.

Holding the bamboo slips, Bai Yan watched the news as usual. After Wang Jian and Li Mu came to a stalemate in Jingxing, his task was to ensure the supply of food and grass for the Qin army.

The grain and grass were transferred from the territory of the Qin State, and the journey was already far away. Now that it is in this scorching sun, the consumption of grain and grass transported is far more than other times.

Bai Yan's work seems to be easy, but he must always be on guard against Zhao Guo's surprise raids on food and supplies.

"General, Tai Jing, a pedestrian from Xianyang, came with more than ten followers, and I have ordered them to take them to the pavilion."

Ye walked into the study and said to Bai Yan.

Bai Yan was a little surprised when he heard Ye's words.

Among all the official positions in the Qin State, Pedestrians belonged to the Dian Ke among the Sangong and Jiuqing. Temporary dispatch far away.

If it wasn't something important, these people would generally stay in Xianyang and would never leave Xianyang without authorization.

"Lead the way!"

Bai Yan got up and said.

Logically, if he came to look for Wang Jian, he probably wouldn't have come here specially.

With doubts, under the guidance of Ye, Bai Yan came to the gazebo in the mansion after leaving the study.

It is said to be a pavilion, but it is far inferior to the Zhang Mansion that I saw in Xinzheng. The fifth generation of the Zhang Mansion was Chancellor Han, and its lintel background even surpassed that of the clan of the Han royal family.

Thinking about the gold, silver and jewelry given to the Zhang family by the rich businessmen and nobles of the Han region every year among the five prime ministers, the people of the Zhang family can't afford to squander them all. One can imagine how extravagant the Zhang family's mansion is.

"Bai Yan, I have met Lord Tai Jing!"

When they came to the pavilion, Bai Yan, a Qin official in his twenties, cupped his hands and saluted.

Because Bai Yan lived here, the official named Tai Jing's subordinates could not enter the mansion.

Right now, there is only Tai Jing in the gazebo.

"Tai Jing, I've seen Chief Zuo Shu!"

Tai Jing cupped his hands to Bai Yan and said.

Bai Yan and Tai Jing are both young people and officials of Qin State, so when they meet in Zhao State, they are less strange and more familiar.

This feeling of meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land is very mysterious.

Under normal circumstances, if they met in the Qin Dynasty, the two of them might not say hello.

But when you are far away from Qin, you will instinctively relax when you meet your colleagues suddenly.

After paying respects to each other.

The two looked at each other, and Bai Yan was the first to laugh.

"Bai Yan doesn't know that Mr. Tai Jing traveled thousands of miles from the state of Qin, and has never prepared a high-quality banquet. I hope Mr. Tai Jing will not blame him!"

Bai Yan laughed softly, and after finishing speaking, he raised his hand to the mansion: "Bai Yan has ordered people to go prepare wine and hold a banquet, and I hope Master Tai Jing will not refuse today!"

Bai Yan's behavior towards other colleagues and officials is far different from that of the past. He was a restrained character at the beginning, but after experiencing many things, he has been promoted not only to his official position, but also to his knowledge.

Just like before he came to Qin State, he had already made strict preparations for Qin State. It was not until later that Bai Yan realized that things were completely different from what he had imagined.

Down to officials from all over the country, up to Ting Wei Li Si, the left and right prime ministers, Guo Wei and others, all have their own secrets.

"General Bai Yan's kindness, how could Tai Jing refuse!"

Hearing Bai Yan's words, Tai Jing smiled and said without refusing.

But after he finished speaking, Tai Jing took out a roll of bamboo slips from his pocket and handed them to Bai Yan. The bamboo slips were stamped with special mud prints.

"This is the secret order that the king ordered Tai Jing to bring to General Bai Yan!"

Tai Jing held the bamboo slips in both hands, and handed them to Bai Yan.

"secret order?"

Bai Yan was surprised that the king would travel thousands of miles to send officials with secret orders to him.

Taking the bamboo slips from Tai Jing's hands with both hands, Bai Yan looked at the bamboo slips, then under Tai Jing's gaze, he smashed the mud prints and opened them slowly.

Looking at the contents, Bai Yan's expression was full of astonishment, and he doubted his own eyes.

Because in the bamboo slips, the king actually ordered him to go to Handan to do divorce. If he needs money and jewelry, he can write a letter.

After reading the bamboo slips, Bai Yan was a little confused.

Logically speaking, wouldn't it be better to send Shangqing Yao Jia to do this matter?
Why let him, who is not familiar with Handan's place of birth, go, he has never even seen what Handan looks like, and what the sons Jia and Guo Kai look like.

Let him go to Handan?Let him drive a wedge between Zhao Wangqian and Li Mu?
thought here.

Bai Yan was a little dumbfounded.

When I wrote to Xianyang at the beginning, I wanted to tell the king that he could make a divorce, not tell the king that he could go to Handan to make a divorce.

"General Bai Yan!"

Tai Jing's voice sounded.

When Bai Yan heard this, he came back to his senses and looked at Tai Jing.

"Master Tai Jing, this time I brought two large wooden boxes."

Bai Yan asked softly.

Tai Jing nodded.

"Yes, it's just outside the mansion. General Bai Yan can order someone to go get it."

Tai Jing said.

In fact, along the way, Tai Jing already felt that the two large wooden boxes should be full of gold.

Tai Jing was also very curious, why the king ordered so much gold to be sent to Yanyu and handed over to Bai Yan, but because it involved the king, Tai Jing didn't dare to ask more questions, let alone open the secret bamboo slips without authorization.

"Okay! Master Tai Jing has been exhausted all the way, so let's go to the room with Bai Yan to escape the heat, please!"

In response to Tai Jing's words, Bai Yan put away the bamboo slips and made a 'please' gesture to Tai Jing.

Tai Jing hurriedly returned the gift.

Inside the main hall.

Accompanied by the maids of the mansion bringing good wine and meat, Bai Yan and Tai Jing chatted while drinking.

From Tai Jing's mouth, Bai Yan also learned some latest news in the Qin Kingdom.

What surprised Bai Yan the most was that the king actually agreed to establish a new regulation, those officials who committed fraud and were dismissed can forgive their crimes by serving in Yingchuan for four years.

Bai Yan is no stranger to the crime of class fraud.

This kind of situation is very common in the Qin State. In many places, many officials deliberately lowered the other party’s land rent standard for their own relatives or after accepting bribes from others.

If such a situation of favoritism and fraud concerning land rent is discovered, according to the law of Qin, it is the dismissal of officials from their posts.

Now the king actually agrees with those officials who have committed the crime of fraud, to serve in Yingchuan for four years to make up for their crimes.

"Tai Jing thought that this move was a wise move. Many ministers said bluntly that Yingchuan was the first to establish a county. Compared with those officials from the old Korean Ministry, it is better to use our Qin officials. It is more practical to act."

After drinking for three rounds, Tai Jing was a little drunk, and said to Bai Yan, in his words, he fully agrees with the new decree promulgated by Xianyang

Bai Yan nodded slightly when he heard Tai Jing's words.

On the surface, Bai Yan also agreed with Tai Jing's words, but in fact, Bai Yan knew in his heart that this decision was not a good thing for Qin.

The ministers in the DPRK agreed, because behind the officials who committed the crime of fraud, there were more or less the shadows of nobles and officials. Behind the favoritism, I don't know how much money was sent to the coffers of these officials.

After Xianyang promulgates this new regulation, these officials will be able to protect those officials even more in the future. Even if they are accidentally found out, they will not worry at all.

"Please!"

Bai Yan held the wine jue and said to Tai Jing.

Tai Jing blushed, quickly took the wine cup and respected Bai Yan.

It's been a long time.

I don't know how many jugs of wine have been emptied.

When Tai Jing was completely drunk, he was helped by the maid to rest in the guest room of the mansion.

After seeing Tai Jing leave, Bai Yan got up and went to the wooden table, and ordered Huai and Peck to be called over.

"You guys put on some disguises, go to Yingchuan and give the bamboo slips to the shopkeeper of Lu's shop, and ask them to hand them over to Lu Qi, and send the other scroll to Chenggao, and give it to the city guard, Gouze!"

Bai Yan handed over the two volumes of bamboo slips he had just written to Huai and Peck, and asked them to go to Yingchuan.

Bai Yan knew that the matter of Yang Duan and the general had caused the king to no longer trust the officials of the old Ministry of Han and the gentry of Han, and would rather use the criminal officials of Qin to rule and manage Yingchuan.

Zhansi and Du Ying, the guards of Gongcheng, Feng Wen of Wanfengcheng, Gouze of Chenggao, and Lao Zhen, the guard of Xinzheng, are his hidden contacts in Yingchuan County, and they will be of great use in the future. I don't want to see these people get into trouble.

　Solution 1: There are many ways for the ancients to escape the summer heat. The richer the money, the more extravagant. At that time, copperware even served the role of a 'refrigerator'.

　　Solution 2: Longgang Qin Bamboo Bamboo Records recorded many cases of favoritism and fraud about land rent. Officials who were convicted could go to the place just captured and serve as officials for four years to offset their crimes.

　　
　
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